Several months ago, I was contacted by Kate Krontiris, the principle investigator for the Make the Breast Pump Not Suck Hackathon hosted at MIT’s Media Lab. Kate had been working tirelessly to engage women of color across the United States and to capture their experien...

This week marks the 4th annual Black Breastfeeding Week celebration in the US. It’s been a long time coming, but thanks to the diligence of dedicated grassroots lactivists Kimberly Seals Allers, Kiddada Green and Anayah Sangodele-Ayoka, we now set aside the final week...